diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index e014a1c..b3c5202 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 class cgit(
   $vhost_name = $::fqdn,
   $serveradmin = "webmaster@${::fqdn}",
+  $cgitdir = '/var/www/cgit',
+  $staticfiles = '/var/www/cgit/static',
   $ssl_cert_file = '',
   $ssl_key_file = '',
   $ssl_chain_file = '',
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ class cgit(
     priority => '50',
     template => 'cgit/git.vhost.erb',
     ssl      => true,
+    require  => [ File[$staticfiles], Package['cgit'] ],
   }
 
   file { '/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf':
@@ -92,6 +95,21 @@ class cgit(
     require => Package['mod_ssl'],
   }
 
+  file { $cgitdir:
+    ensure => directory,
+    owner  => 'root',
+    group  => 'root',
+    mode   => '0755',
+  }
+
+  file { $staticfiles:
+    ensure  => directory,
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+    mode    => '0755',
+    require => File[$cgitdir],
+  }
+
   file { '/etc/xinetd.d/git':
     ensure => present,
     owner  => 'root',
diff --git a/templates/git.vhost.erb b/templates/git.vhost.erb
index d17f16a..e4c0a40 100644
--- a/templates/git.vhost.erb
+++ b/templates/git.vhost.erb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
   Alias /cgit-data /usr/share/cgit
   ScriptAlias /cgit /var/www/cgi-bin/cgit
+  Alias /static <%= scope.lookupvar("cgit::staticfiles") %>
   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteRule ^/$ /cgit [R]